Spiders of the Indian subcontinent

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Eutichurus is a genus of spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae. It was first described in 1897 by Eugène Simon. , it contained 32 species found in South America, and two species in India.

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Haploclastus is a genus of Indian tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892. The genus Phlogiodes has been synonymized with Haploclastus by some authors.

Heligmomerus is a genus of armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892.

Pandisus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.

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Atelidea is a genus of Asian long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. it contains two species, found in Sri Lanka and India: A. nona and A. spinosa.

tarantula spider species

Tharpyna is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1874 by L. Koch. , it contains 12 species from Australia, India, and Indonesia.

Nodocion is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by R. V. Chamberlin in 1922.

Thrigmopoeus is a genus of Indian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1899. it contains two species, found in India: T. insignis and T. truculentus.

Ladissa is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1907.

Apodrassodes is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by J. Vellard in 1924.

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Margonia is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae. It was first described in 1983 by Hippa & Lehtinen. , it contains only one species, Margonia himalayensis, found in India.

Sosticus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by R. V. Chamberlin in 1922.

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Dyschiriognatha is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.

Annandaliella is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Arthur Stanley Hirst in 1909. it contains three species endemic to India: A. ernakulamensis, A. pectinifera, and A. travancorica. They are selenogyrid tarantulas, meaning they have a stridulating organ on the inner side of the chelicerae.

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Indoxysticus is a genus of Asian crab spiders that was first described by S. P. Benjamin & Z. Jaleel in 2010. it contains three species, all found in Asia: I. lumbricus, I. minutus, and I. tangi. The genus differs from others in its family by the oval-shaped spermathecae with well-defined chambers in females and by the broad-based embolus in males.

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Capheris is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae with thirteen species from sub-Saharan Africa and India. It was first described in 1893 by Eugène Louis Simon.

Euprosthenops is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. Its species are found in Africa, India, Pakistan and Israel.

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Tigidia is a genus of brushed trapdoor spiders first erected by Eugène Simon in 1892.

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Porcataraneus is a genus of Asian orb-weaver spiders first described by X. Q. Mi & X. J. Peng in 2011. it contains only three species from India and China.

Cyllognatha is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872.

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Emenista is a monotypic genus of Asian dwarf spiders containing the single species, Emenista bisinuosa. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894, and has only been found in India.

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Dietopsa is a genus of Asian crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1932. it contains two species, found in India: D. castaneifrons and D. parnassia.

Choiroblemma is a genus of Indian araneomorph spiders in the family Tetrablemmidae that was first described by J. D. Bourne in 1980. it contains two species, found in India: C. bengalense and C. rhinoxunum.

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genus of spiders

Martensopoda is a genus of Indian huntsman spiders that was first described by Peter Jäger in 2006. it contains three species, found in India: M. minuscula, M. sanctor, and M. transversa.